New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-06
THE WORLD OF LONDON.
CHRONICLED AND CRITICISED BY MR..
EDMUND YATES.
UNsATlsFACrORY CONDITION OF LAND LEAGUE
AFFAIRs-FAiLURE IF THE rsMONDF-o C NNOR
MissIoN-THE QCrEEN'S TRAvrLs-sIR
JAMES MATHEsON's WASTED
PHILANTHROPY.
BY cAnLE TO TINE rnrnrvr.I

ants OF their party is serious blow. Very few Of
them men Ike Davtt for instance and possibly Dill
Ion. dauntlcSs and brave but the martyr of Tua
more gaol fairly represents the majority They have
wholesome dread of the inside of a prison and tho
fierce barking of their platform speeches changes into
a dismal whine In presence Of the consequences OF
their patriotism
Parnelllte oratory is the steam that drives the en-
CINE of Home Rule agitation but the coal that feeds
the furnace to make the steam Is Clan ma Gael money
from America and the supply OF Tenian dollars Is
running short The Esmondc O Connor mission TO the
United states expected to replensh the treasury,
but the Clan acl leaders. though they promised
great things have to borrow fanlec phrase, failed
materiaze. and for Obvious reasons They counted
on a series of harangues Of IN" type that cnthuSed
Fenan audiences former years and they are In no
mood to pay for mild conStitutionalism In remote
places. Therefore, where the delegates could throw
aside their sleeps clothing without risk of report
reaching English news papers they have done fairly
VOL, but In important centres they have failed sig
nally The failure of thor visit to Chicago Is special
~ omlnous The Fenan organs. OF course pl"cla'neu
that meeting great Success. but aS matter OF iact
II was badly attended and | hear that the Pfo'''oS
amounted to only about 500. barely enough to cover
expenses.
JrAGrr FUNDS UNACCOUNTED FOR.
The Tnion- an excellent weekly journal published
In Dublin. prints account which 1t calls 'hh VA
tional Land Leagues budget, the figures OF when are
well worthy Of attention II appears that tho receipts
of the League during the present year have announce"
to s34 go las. sd ont of which the magnificent sum
~ s35s3 has been discussed to tenants evicted as
dimes Of the Ieague. There remains. therefore,
balance OF 800 800 las Sd. pcrsstcntly ana con'ih
ualIy unaccoun'cd for since January l. l77'' irr
Lars Mr. T. r. OConnor'S now evening paper when
(, being pufed with such desperate energy In CERTAIN
iruon,iniouS quarters Will sgnaizo 'tS appearance
Nv furnishing fun cash account of Land League pay
mcniS.
TUF QUEEN NoT GOING TO san EfMo
am informed there Is no Foundation for the report
that the Oueen is going san Reno in January Her
NaeSty's intention Is 10 pass christmas al ''V"'
,r5 rcr,aip ,be,e until tic II dde Of February. wien
She will return 10 Windsor. The Queen conicnp'dcS
rong TO the Continent toward tho end of March ana
n the Crown Prince and Princess then a. san Reno
sl,. VIII ro there BIT nothing be definitely set
tied on the subject for he next two months Inc III
ness OF the Crown Prince has caused so p"ionh"
sensation throu shout Germany that the Duke oil SAKE
Cobnrg Gotha', book. the publication of which was en-
pected to be the great event Of last month has O''h
positively killed and nobody either srcalS or writes
about H. The Trl'" he's presented spend'diy bound
comics TO several European sovereign and three have
,e.. sem. e., ,li-..ud one MI to the Queen. an
other for tho Prince of " alcs. and tie fhlrh 'r mo
ROYAL Library at Windsor Tho Queen ~ piit'" SOM"
time AGO that hing should he published ABOUT 'hS
Prince Consort or about England without her APPROX
|
were corrected by II Majesty whose cHcN'ohs hA'o
M, tended 10 make the work more entertaining
rFr VI JrsrY's COMFORTABLE WAY or rntNtiilN"
The Queen has plenty OF means % smuScment Vhile
travelling She has every appliance for comfortable
reading and writing In her day saloon and occupies
herself on long journey exactly a. II at home IN hor
usual writing room, Tho other day heavy mail Of
DISPATCHES letters and papers reached ba!laiei
from london shortly before the royal train left and
a. everything vas deposited he iahe tn The saloon
III Queen lad ample occupation all 'he WAY I" Perrin
There we're nelthc, addresses nos demonstrations OF
any kind except at Ferryhil, which was tho only Sa
ton where the public admitted The private
timetable Of tho royal train Is not published III the
Scotch newspapers as It usually has been
TIN PEINCr USING rosTAl CAEps
Tbs Prince Of Wales. following the llustrious eX-
ample set by MIR. Gladstone, has lately tahen to
corlesp oudcnce by post card
tXpruIrNCY OF FOYAI rxfCrrIoNs.
The ROYAL execution case SIN eXcleS attention AZ
Cambridge and tho latest phase is a threatened mo
lion for breach Of privilege. The Committee Of The
Whole House which finally Iii posed Of the matter last
wcck was one II The largest on record The posi-
dent of the Union defended his ruling. aud In spite oil
Mr. Boyd Carpenters eloquence tie fine Imposed on
Mr. storey Va. confirmed by a vote Of -'' TO loi
The hopeful advocate Of the cXlcdcncy OF occasional
,val execution. On the pour lcs antrcs'
priucirle IS hv the way. ~ Alderman storey,
NJ r. one Of Sir Andrew Csrncgic's most ardent
lieutenant. IN the north. who once gave great offence
I'm the House by speech upon royal grants scarcely
less violent than hi sons diatriDo al the Union.
POLITICAL IUCATI0> ORCANlAA1I'N.
The keen-,t excitement prevails Al the National
Liberal Climb over tho battle Of the political education
examinations which IS to be fought Thursday No
,,re. An. being sent ont BY ethcr SIDE. bat the oxen
bridge pe4t, stole march OK their opponents by send
Ing out drI1ecaory m.mor andnm along with The
notice Of the motion The Round R"bim''S hANo
issued a couucrlast since then, but hear that the
O.enbgidgs amendment against th' club taking an
active part In politics al the present. moment viii b1
carried TIE conflict VIII be a very warm one.
urMuIAuNG THE GRAND oip Mas.
Col,psl Dopplng has decided to take no further pro-
ccedlngs In his suit against Mr. Claas'ohe Tic has
,l,ced himself unreservedly In the Lands Of his law
ycr- and IN this decision has acted on Their aiN'e.
SIR Glad,tone's letter IS, OF course no answer to the
action while u destroys his own defence; but they
feel that A. the c Prime Minister OF England has been
compelled not only TO words used In great polt-
icai speech but more than This, to make an apology
marked by such extraordinary economy Of truth, he
has been sufficiently Inundated, and no go"d purpose
would be gained by bringing him before a jury AS
for that suly creature stuart Colonel DoppngS course
T., doubtful but no Will be surprised he decides
m treat him as The plous cosfcrmonger treated tho
rnoko that kicked him lie dismissed the matter By
remarhing that the creature knew no better
THE JUBILrE poNTFICAL ROBES.
The Pope Is showing his affection for Ireland ana
the Irish by ordering Jubilee poncal roLe3 To DO
made Of white popIn Of Dublin manufacture u Is
worth recalling that poplin Manufacture was mir"
dnced into Ireland by tho IiuguenOts who obtained an
ssyuIn In England and Ireland after the revocation OF
ne Fdlct of Nantes. The pOplin trade IS In rs'hrr
,augshng condition at present. like most other things
IN ireland.
SIR JAMES MATnEsON's WASTED PIiiANThR"Pf.
The late Sir James Mstbeson purchased the iSiah"
OF Lewis In 1914 from Mrs stewart MachenNo' VI
Seafonh for 100000 He spent 223'Voo construct
inc road, and bridges He built several piers mado
barbors and reclaimed waste lands with the result tha
he sxnonded INV ard Of go 900 on the Island Tho